Cachinnate

  • 1cachinnate — (v.) to laugh loudly or immoderately, 1824, from L. cachinatum, pp. of cachinnare (see CACHINNATION (Cf. cachinnation)) …

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  • 2cachinnate — [kak′ə nāt΄] vi. cachinnated, cachinnating [< L cachinnatus, pp. of cachinnare: ult. of echoic orig.] to laugh loudly or too much cachinnation n …

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  • 3cachinnate — verb /ˈkækɪneɪt/ To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often. The villain began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache. Syn: guffaw …

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  • 4cachinnate — intransitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin cachinnatus, past participle of cachinnare, of imitative origin Date: 1824 to laugh loudly or immoderately • cachinnation noun …

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  • 5cachinnate — cachinnation, n. cachinnator, n. cachinnatory /kak euh neuh tawr ee, tohr ee, keuh kin euh /, adj. /kak euh nayt /, v.i., cachinnated, cachinnating. to laugh loudly or immoderately. [1815 25; < L cachinnatus (ptp. of cachinnare to laugh aloud,&#8230; …

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  • 6cachinnate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds: cackle, guffaw, laugh. Informal: heehaw. Idioms: die laughing, laugh one s head off, roll in the aisles, split one s sides. See&#8230; …

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  • 7cachinnate — v. laugh loudly, laugh wildly …

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  • 8cachinnate — [ kakɪneɪt] verb literary laugh loudly. Derivatives cachinnation noun Origin C19 (earlier (C17) as cachinnation): from L. cachinnat , cachinnare laugh loudly …

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  • 9cachinnate — cach·in·nate …

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  • 10cachinnate — cach•in•nate [[t]ˈkæk əˌneɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing to laugh loudly or immoderately • Etymology: 1815–25; &LT; L cachinnātus, ptp. of cachinnāre to laugh loudly cach in•na′tion, n. cach′in•na tor, n …

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